{"id":2019540,"date":"2023-09-01T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-are-all-cowards-mother-whose-son-was-killed-in-mass-shooting-blasts-austin-for-defunding-police\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:46:42","slug":"you-are-all-cowards-mother-whose-son-was-killed-in-mass-shooting-blasts-austin-for-defunding-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-are-all-cowards-mother-whose-son-was-killed-in-mass-shooting-blasts-austin-for-defunding-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of shooting victim criticizes Austin for defunding police: &#8220;You are all cowards.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyou-are-all-cowards-mother-whose-son-was-killed-in-mass-shooting-blasts-austin-for-defunding-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Tragic Consequences of Defunding the Police in Austin<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2020, the Austin City Council made a controversial decision to defund the police department, resulting \u200bin\u2064 a\u200c $150 million budget \u200dcut. This move, \u200bwhich was unanimously approved by the Democrat-run council, has had devastating effects on the community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julia Kantor, the \u2063mother of Douglas Kantor, a victim of a mass shooting in Austin, Texas,\u2062 in 2021, recently expressed her outrage towards the \u2064council. In an email sent just \u200ddays before her son&#8217;s alleged \u200dmurderer went on trial,\u2063 she criticized the council for their decision to defund the police.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Your irresponsible choices for \u2062political gain has\u200d put a target\u200c on the backs of Austin&#8217;s citizens and all who visit&#8230; Just like the killer, you are \u2062ALL COWARDS. NONE OF YOU HAD\u2062 THE GUTS TO SPEAK\u2062 UP \u2064AND POINT\u2064 OUT\u2063 HOW \u200dSTUPID AND DESTRUCTIVE THAT WAS. \u200bI&#8217;M SURE IF YOUR\u2062 KIDS WERE BEING KILLED YOU WOULD FIND\u200b YOUR\u2062 VOICE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Douglas Kantor, a young man with a \u2064promising future, had just purchased a new home and was planning\u2063 to marry his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-are-all-cowards-mother-whose-son-was-killed-in-mass-shooting-blasts-austin-for-defunding-police\/\" title=\"Mother of shooting victim criticizes Austin for defunding police: \"You are all cowards.\"\">high school \u2063sweetheart<\/a>. Tragically, his life was cut short in the\u2063 mass\u2063 shooting that also injured 13 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The consequences of\u200c defunding the\u200b police have been severe.\u200d Austin set an all-time record for homicides in 2021, \u2064and the\u200b city has seen a rise in \u2063crime since\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">budget cut<\/a>. The decision to prioritize political agendas \u2063over public safety has \u2063had devastating effects on the community.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200c Need for \u2062Change<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Austin police officers have\u200b expressed\u200c their frustration with the current situation. One officer stated, &#8220;Everybody who keeps getting elected here is just\u2064 further to the left every time&#8230; I think that has been a big \u200dtipping point for a lot of people and we&#8217;ve just had enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is\u200b clear that a change is needed. The safety\u2062 and well-being of the citizens should be the \u200dtop priority\u200b for any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-sends-list-to-police-naming-protesters-and-critics-of-her-policies\/\" title=\"Boston mayor provides police with list of individuals who have expressed criticism or protested against her policies.\">city\u200c council<\/a>. The consequences of defunding the police cannot be ignored, and it is \u2064time for the Austin\u2062 City Council to reassess their decisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the community continues \u200cto grapple with the \u2062aftermath of the mass shooting and the effects of defunding the police, \u2062it is crucial\u2062 to remember \u200bthe lives that have been lost\u2062 and the families that \u2062have been forever changed. The\u2063 tragedy in \u200dAustin serves as a \u2063stark reminder of \u200bthe importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-portland-police-union-chief-slams-city-officials-claims-they-encouraged-and-enabled-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"WATCH: Portland Police Union Chief Slams City Officials, Claims They \u2018Encouraged\u2019 And \u2018Enabled\u2019 Antifa Violence\">prioritizing public safety<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">supporting law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Latest News<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TEXAS SHOOTING: Two people\u200d were killed and another person\u2063 was critically wounded Thursday in a shooting \u200dat a \u2064business in Austin, Texas, officials said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rITfRlTk1l\">https:\/\/t.co\/rITfRlTk1l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/1697582905298428312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of a man killed in an Austin mass shooting criticized the Austin City Council, branding them cowards for defunding the police in 2020. The Democrat-led council unanimously approved a $150 million budget cut for the Austin police department in August 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2019541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}